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Predicting connected fracture networks: Field validation of numerical models
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Fourth Naturally Fractured Reservoir Workshop, Feb 2020, Volume 2020, p.1 - 5
Abstract
Summary
We apply the mechanically driven approach to fracture modelling of Welch et al. (2019) to two fractured outcrops, Nash Point in South Wales and Robin Hood’s Bay in NE England. We show that the local stress field developed around larger faults is a key control on the geometry of the fractures, along with layer thickness, fracture propagation rate and layer stiffness. We can use this information to predict fracture anisotropy and connectivity.
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